Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction

This week, we continue our unit on The Silmarillion and discuss the Valaquenta, spheres of authority, intertexting already and The Diagram. What do the Valar tell us about what Tolkien thought important? How is this pantheon connected to the those of the classical world, and how is it unique? What do sibling and spousal relationships mean for the Valar?

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Next week, we begin the main events with chapters one and two of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Thursday, January 30th at 8PM Central.

Footnotes:

• The Silmarillion



• Stars And Swords on YouTube



• The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule



• The Unpronounceable Name Of Taniquetil, Oiolossë



• Beauty And The Playboy Prince (Justine Lewis)

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